The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-01-01
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.

Between January 1st and February 22d there
will be nine state entertainments at the White
House, including dinners, receptions, &c.
Nearly three hundred school teachers from
Brooklyn, N. Y, large majority of whom were
women, were in Washington this week sight
seeing.
May Huddleaton, little niece of Mrs. Fol-
SONS, is spending the winter at the White House
and attends one of the public schools in Wash
ington.
The wife of Speaker Carlisle, of the House
of Representatives, has pet parrot that vocifer-
ates "Hurrah for Carlisle" and calls for cocktails
when he is thursty.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland made
handsome presents at Christmas to all the servants
of the White House and there was general JOLT
fication among them.
Secretary Lamar is spending the Christmas
holidays in Macon, Ga, and the old story about
his approaching marriage to wealthy widow of
that city has been revived.
The death of Gen. Logan cast gloom over
Washington and many social events that had
been arranged for this week were postponed as a
----l- ee--sreot ~ his rAea.=-y-
The Secretary of the Treasury on Tuesday is
sued call for SO 900, 900 bonds of the three per-
cent loan of 1882, which will bepaid at the Treas
ury Department, Feb. 1st 1887.
"A clerk in the Treasury Department was
lately hauled over the Goals for being one minute
late on two successive days. The investigation
lasted several hours, and its actual cost was
about S..
The President has had another slight at
tack of rheumatism and when it was learned that
this disease caused Senator Logan's somewhat
sudden death it was said that he manifested some
anxiety about his own case.
There is some talk in Washington about the
President calling extra session of the Fiftieth
Congress if something is not done with the tariff
and revenue at the present session, but it is hard
ly likely the President will do it.
The death of Senator Logan called forth uni
verssl expressions of sorrow in Washington and
the greatest sympathy was expressed for the be-
reaved family, especially for Mrs. Logan, whose
heart almost broken at the loss of her devoted
husband.
Miss Leila Decker, rising young artist of
Richmond, Va, painted exquisite life-size por-
trait of Mrs. Cleveland and sent it to that lady as
Christmas gift. 1t was painted from photo
graph and represents her standing with hands
clasped and head slightly bent. Good judges say
it is a SPLENDID picture
Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, Is the last
man to get Presidential boom. He is now in
his second term in the Senate and has made q
good record. One of his friends said of him few
days ago that he (the Senator) is for prohibition,
for free food and clothing, cake at every meal,
and horse railroad running to every mans door.
The Postofhce Department is having great
deal of trouble with fourth class postmasters
throughout the country who are devising al! kinds
of plans to increase their earnings, and it is said
that every scheme imaginable is being practiced
to raise the cancellation of stamps. Detectives
are the lookout for these fellows, some of whom
will surely get into trouble.
Mr.. Phil Armour, the Chicago millionaire
packer, was in Washington during the holidays.
While there he called at the residence of Mr..
Scannell, his business manager in that city, and
presented his wife, to whom he was recently mar
ried, with check for 81 geo and an order for
5000 piano. Mr.. Armour then went to his place
of business and gave each laborer S. gold piece
and presented each clerk with an order for $50
suit Of clothes.